Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical | |
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Awarded for | Quality engineering for a non-classical album |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1959 |
Currently held by | Jaguar II (2024) |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes:
This award is presented alongside the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical. From 1960 to 1965 a further award was presented for Best Engineered Recording – Special or Novel Effects.
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for works released in the previous year. The award is presented to the audio engineer(s) (and, since 2012, also to the mastering engineer[s]) on the winning work, not to the artist or performer, except if the artist is also a credited engineer.
Year | Recipients(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees Performers are in parentheses | Ref. |
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1959 (May) | Ted Keep, engineer | "The Chipmunk Song" | David Seville |
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1959 (November) | Robert Simpson, engineer | Belafonte at Carnegie Hall | Harry Belafonte |
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Year | Recipients(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees Performers are in parentheses | Ref. |
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2010 | Imogen Heap, engineer | Ellipse | Imogen Heap |
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2011 | Michael H. Brauer, Joe Ferla, Chad Franscoviak & Manny Marroquin, engineers | Battle Studies | John Mayer |
| [48] |
2012 | Mike Shipley & Neal Cappellino, engineers; Brad Blackwood, mastering engineer | Paper Airplane | Alison Krauss & Union Station |
| [49] |
2013 | Richard King, engineer & mastering engineer | The Goat Rodeo Sessions | Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile |
| [50] |
2014 | Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Daniel Lerner & Florian Lagatta, engineers; Bob Ludwig & Antoine Chabert, mastering engineers | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk |
| [51] |
2015 | Drew Brown, Tom Elmhirst, Cole M. Greif-Neill, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer | Morning Phase | Beck |
| [52] |
2016 | Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes |
| [53] |
2017 | David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer | Blackstar | David Bowie |
| [54] [55] |
2018 | Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars |
| [56] |
2019 | Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin (engineers); Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill (mastering engineers) | Colors | Beck |
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Year | Recipients(s) | Work | Performing artist(s) | Nominees Performers are in parentheses | Ref. |
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2020 | Rob Kinelski & Finneas O'Connell (engineers); John Greenham (mastering engineer) | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? | Billie Eilish |
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2021 | Drew Brown, Julian Burg, Andrew Coleman, Paul Epworth, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Jaycen Joshua, Greg Kurstin, Mike Larson, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco & Matt Wiggins (engineers); Randy Merrill (mastering engineer) | Hyperspace | Beck |
| [59] |
2022 | Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella (engineers); Greg Calbi & Steve Fallon (mastering engineers) | Love For Sale | Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga |
| [60] |
2023 | Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark "Spike" Stent & Sammy Witte (engineers); Randy Merrill (mastering engineer) | Harry's House | Harry Styles |
| [61] |
2024 | John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Victoria Monét, Patrizio "Teezio" Pigliapoco, Neal H Pogue & Todd Robinson (engineers); Colin Leonard (mastering engineer) | Jaguar II | Victoria Monét |
| [62] |
2025 | Winner TBA on 2 February 2025 |
| [63] | ||
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